buying ski boat w/force 125

[flrydr]

Newbie to the forum, I want to buy my neighbors boat with a Force 125 but it has a broken shaft, the one that goes from the lower unit to the powerhead, do you think its worth it for $300.00 even if the shaft wasnt broken I would have to drop the lower unit to service the water pump anyway but is changing the shaft a big deal or should I stay clear of the boat?

thanks
Gary

 

[pnwboat]

Re: buying ski boat w/force 125

The 125HP generally had a one piece shaft. To fix, you have to drop and disassemble the lower unit. Next problem is finding the parts. Almost impossible to find. Complete used lower units are also pretty expensive. If it's a one piece shaft I'd steer clear. If it's a later model with a two piece shaft, I'd do a compression check and if it looks good I might go for it. The shaft for a two piece shaft is not as expensive and doesn't require disassembly of the lower unit. Just have to drop the lower unit to replace.

 

[flrydr]

Re: buying ski boat w/force 125

then I should prabably get the S/N off the poweread, will that help find out if its a two piece type? my neighbor did have the broken part and it had a slot for a wooodruff key.

 

[pnwboat]

Re: buying ski boat w/force 125

Yes serial number will tell you whether it's one or two piece.